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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: Swampy on November 06, 2003, 04:08:49 PM
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On the connector, which metal connector is the tip, and which one is the ring??? THANKS!
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Tip Ring Sleeve is Left
Tip Sleeve is Right
The tip is... well, the Tip of the plug. The sleeve is the ground or outer shell.
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theres one little piece that sticks out and one long one that eventually raps around the cable.
/------------III---- <1 metal piece that sticks out
\------------III_________II < longer metal piece that s ticks out, "II" raps around cable
Do you follow my crappy drawing??? ^^^
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On the picture on the left:
Tip=The "nipple"
Ring=The Middle band
Sleeve=The longest part, usually conected to ground.
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Mike you were telling me how to solder this and you said 1/4 tip > XLR pin2 and 1/4 ring/sleve > XLR pin 1. So Im just wondering what tip and pin are... Thanks!
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Mike you were telling me how to solder this and you said 1/4 tip > XLR pin2 and 1/4 ring/sleve > XLR pin 1. So Im just wondering what tip and pin are... Thanks!
Is this a cable to record from a soundboard?
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http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?board=23;action=display;threadid=8907
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Can someone explain the difference between ballanced and un ballanced??? THANKS!
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I think I've got it.
A cable to go directly from a balanced TRS output on the mixpad to the XLR input on the recorder? You should start with a microphone cable rather than a guitar cable. It's about impedence at this point.
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Can someone explain the difference between ballanced and un ballanced??? THANKS!
Balanced uses 3 wires.
A pair of wires sourounded by a sheild to reduce/eliminate Radio Frequencies. Microphone cables are typically balanced. Guitar cables are not.
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Heres what I have, will this work:
2 pieces of microphone cable
2 female xlr connectors
2 male 1/4 connectors from a guitar cable
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Can someone explain the difference between ballanced and un ballanced??? THANKS!
Balanced uses 3 wires.
A pair of wires sourounded by a sheild to reduce/eliminate Radio Frequencies. Microphone cables are typically balanced. Guitar cables are not.
then yes, i have ballanced cable
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3 wires
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what is a trs connector...
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Does this look like what you need?
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Kind of, opposite connector on the xlr, and the 1/4 doesnt have to be stereo
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Actually, to build a balanced cable, the 1/4" MUST be stereo.
That is what we mean by TRS - Tip, ring, sleeve.
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alright, cool, thanks for all your help!
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Go softly into the dark night young taper. ;)
Good luck.
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but alex, you are bulding 2 cables, one for each of your mics? That is why he only has TS with no ring, because he only needs mono (duh). maybe I'm way off
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Go softly into the dark night young taper. ;)
Good luck.
Went to RS, bought some trs 1/4 connectors. Built the cables, working fine! THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!!!
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Thank you Mike! T+ to you and Calico for your help!!!
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damn alex! nice job, I wish I new how to do this.
I once sautered my headphones back together, that's about it
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I dont understand how people do these alone... I have to get someone to hold the damn things, the wires would be all over the place otherwise...
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Mike that probably how I should do it. I try to do it verticly and its kind of rough...
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but alex, you are bulding 2 cables, one for each of your mics? That is why he only has TS with no ring, because he only needs mono (duh). maybe I'm way off
From what he was saying, it sounded like he needed (2) balanced lines. One for the left output of his mixer and one for the right. Apparently the mixer has balanced outputs through (2) TRS 1/4" outputs.
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I read another thread were you were having trouble with brick walling too. Now you will have extra headroom with the balanced configuration. It should work much better for you. Let us know how it works.
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Thanks! I'll let you know!
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Mike that probably how I should do it. I try to do it verticly and its kind of rough...
The way lots of more experience folks solder is with a small vise holding the item. I have the Rat Shack alligator clip solder holder thingy. :)
I found it in the discount bin one time and tried it. Now I can't do without it. I just modded my Oktava MC012's using it. Try soldering something round, like a microphone body, without using a vise or other holding device. I'm too old for that sh*t! :o :)
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but alex, you are bulding 2 cables, one for each of your mics? That is why he only has TS with no ring, because he only needs mono (duh). maybe I'm way off
From what he was saying, it sounded like he needed (2) balanced lines. One for the left output of his mixer and one for the right. Apparently the mixer has balanced outputs through (2) TRS 1/4" outputs.
right i understand now, even tho he is running mono thru each, he still needs the TRS for balanced outputs. Ignore this if I am making no sense, not myself tonight